It's entirely to do with the government being skint and needing to raise some extra funds for all the things they want to spend money on. Every political party prefers to cut taxes, and you can be as… (View Post)

He's not too poor to live there. Between the two of them I'm sure my Dad and step-mother could afford the tax. But still. £20k pa is a lot of money if they can avoid it by moving to a smaller house t… (View Post)

Oh, really? I thought cliff edges in the tax system were all the rage? Not going to make a smidgen of a difference to my Dad then. (View Post)

I'm not suggesting they'll elect a President who can't speak English. (A friend of my wife's has talked about one oul fella she's met in her Gaeltacht area who can't speak English, but I imagine he's… (View Post)

63% of the valid votes cast were for Connolly. She has said quite clearly that she will respect the Constitutional limits on the Presidency, which means she represents continuity with Higgins - givin… (View Post)